How to Make Pizza Crust

Do you love making pizza? Make your own pizza crust and enjoy a delicious crunchy crust pizza that better than bought ones. Here is a simple way to make a pizza crust.

Ingredients
1/2 kilo all purpose flour
5 grams instant dry yeast
2 cups lukewarm water ( add if needed) only lukewarm not HOT because it will kill the yeast
2 tablespoon olive oil or any cooking oil
1 teaspoon salt
extra flour for dusting

Procedure:
1. Combine the yeast, salt, oil and flour then mix well, add the water gradually until you form a dough, knead until it is smooth and elastic. Then put in a bowl and cover, let rest in a room temperature for an hour or until doubled in size.

2. In your working place, dust it with flour to prevent the dough from sticking. Cut into 4 parts ( or 3 parts if you want bigger pizza crust) then knead and form into a ball and let it rise for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes use a rolling pin and flatten the dough.

3. This is now ready to be used for pizza. You can use it right away or bake for 6 minutes at 180C then wrap in a plastic wrapper and refrigerate for future use.

Here are some Pizza recipes that you can try.

Hawaiian Delight Pizza
http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2011/09/hawaiian-delight-pizza.html

Ham and Cheese Pizza
http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2011/09/hawaiian-delight-pizza_23.html

Pepperoni Pizza with Cashew Nuts
http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2012/06/pepperoni-pizza-with-cashew-nuts.html

Mely's Kitchen Chicken Macaroni Salad

Simple version but still yummy.

Ingredients for 12 servings:
1/2 kilo elbow macaroni
1/4 kilo chicken breast ( cooked and tshredded)
2 cups Nestle cream/all purpose cream
1/2 cup minced carrots
1/4 cup minced red onion
1 pack mayonaise (200 or 250 grams)
1 apple ( diced)
1 cup pineapple tidbits
1 cup raisins
sugar to taste

Procedure:
1. Cook the elbow macaroni according to its packaging procedure. (drained )
2. Mix all the ingredients.
3. Chill or put in the refrigerator before serving.

Eggplant Omellette (Tortang Talong)

I have lots of friends who do not like eggplant because they said it is not yummy and there is no flavor at all.
 Well, I do not agree because if you know how to cook it, it is yummy, it goes well with other ingredients.
The recipe that I liked for eggplant is tortang talong or eggplant omellette like the one in the picture that's shared to us by Miss Gloria Resurreccion.


Ingredients:

6 eggplants
3 eggs
1/4 cup flour
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Grilled the eggplant or boil until it is cooked. 
2. Remove the skin and flatten it. Set aside.
3. In a bowl beat the eggs, add the flour, salt and pepper, mix will.
4.Put the eggplant in the mixture,  coat it well, and fry it.
5. Serve it hot.

Contributed by: Miss Gloria Resurreccion.

Simple Bibingka With Cheese

A delicious bibingka with cheese that will boosts your appetite when you smell its aroma, mmmmm yummy.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 egg ( beaten)
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup fresh milk
pinch of salt
some cheese for toppings
wilted banana leaves

Procedure:
1. Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, set aside.
2.Pour the milk to the sifted ingredients then mix well,  add the beaten eggs and mix  until fully combined and smooth.
3. Put a wilted banana leaves in the molder that you are going to use then fill it with the bibingka mixture up to 3/4 full, and bake for 25 minutes or until done in a pre-heated oven at 180C.
4. After 25 minutes top it with cheese and continue baking for 5 minutes and turn off the heat.
5.Serve with a smile.

Pork Broccoli

I cooked this dish from a friends request. I made it simple and budget friendly, but still it is yummy. I hope you will like it.

Ingredients for 3 servings:

1 head of broccoli (regular size)
1/4 kilo pork
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 cups
1 1/2 teaspoon corn starch dissolve in 1 tablespoon water
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. If the pork that you will use has fats,  toast the fats then saute the garlic and onion.
2. Put the rest of the pork together with the soy sauce and simmer for a minute.

3. Add the water and bring to a boil.
4. Increase the heat then add the broccoli stirring constantly until it is half cooked then add the dissolved corn starch, salt and pepper then simmer until cooked.

5. Serve it hot.

How to make Siomai Wrapper

This is very simple and easy to make so do not be afraid to try. This recipe will yield more than 20 regular size of wrapper.

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 egg
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup water

Procedure:
1. Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl and make a well at the center.
2. Put the egg and water in the well and  mix together until the mixture will be a firm dough by kneading it well. Smooth and firm not sticky.

3. Let rest for 45 minutes to allow the gluten to relax making the dough easier to roll out.
4. Sprinkle corn starch or flour on the space where you will knead the dough, after 45 minutes divide the dough into halves, then use a rolling pin and knead the dough then flatten it as thin as you can to make the siomai wrapper. While still working on the first half cover the other half to avoid it from drying.

5. Trim the sides to make a big square or rectangle then cut it into siomai wrappers.

6. Then file the wrappers with cellophane in between to avoid it from sticking. This is now ready to be used for, molo soup, wanton soup, siomai, etc.

 Click the link for the recipe of Molo Soup
http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2014/01/molo-soup-filipino-wanton-soup.html

 Click the link for the recipe of Wanton soup
http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2012/08/wanton-noodles-soup.html

Click the link for the Siomai Recipe

http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2014/02/siomai.html

http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com.br/2012/12/pork-siomai.html

Adobong Puso ng Saging

Have you tasted this dish? It taste like meat too. I hope you will try this recipe and let me know.

Ingredients for 3 servings:

1 medium size banana blossom (puso ng saging)

3 tablespoons soy sauce

5 tablespoons vinegar

3 cloves garlic

1/2 piece onion

salt and pepper to taste

banana blossom

Procedure:

1. Clean the banana blossom and remove the tough part, sliced into wedges and boiled until tender. Drain and slice into small pieces.

2. Saute the garlic and onion then add the banana blossom and simmer for a minute.
3. Add all the remaining ingredients and simmer until done.
4. Serve hot with a smile :-).

Mely's Kitchen Roasted Pork

I bought pork for adobo that I'm going to cook for my friends who will visit me, but while I was cooking other dishes the gas tank was emptied so I decided to roast it and here is how I did it.

Ingredients:
2 kilos pork shoulder
1/2 cup calamansi or lemon juice
1/2 cup soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients then marinate for at least 2 hours.
2. Preheat the oven at 180C then put the pork and roast for 60 minutes each side.
3. Turn off the heat and let rest for 30 minutes.
4. Remove from the oven  then serve with your favorite dipping sauce :-)

Mely's Kitchen Beef Caldereta

Creamy and delicious caldereta prepared with love from my kitchen :-).

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo beef tenderloin ( but you can use any part that you like)
2 potatoes
1 carrot
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 big tomatoes
1 cup tomato sauce
1 cup sliced chorizo
bell pepper
1/2 cup Nestle cream
2 cups water
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic onion and tomatoes then add the beef, allow to simmer until the pinkish color of the meat is gone.

2. Add the tomato sauce then simmer for a minute, add the water and simmer until the meat is tender.( Add water if necessary)
3. Add the carrots and potatoes then stir and simmer until half cooked.
4. Add the salt, pepper, pineapple and chorizo then simmer for few minutes to enhance the flavor.
5. Add the bell pepper and Nestle cream then simmer until done, add salt and pepper to taste, simmer and turn off the heat.
6. Top with hard boiled egg before serving. Enjoy!

Mely's Kitchen Vegetable Omelette

This vegetable omelette is delicious and nutritious, so do not ignore this recipe, please try and let me know.

Ingredients:
1 apple ( shredded)
2 potatoes ( shredded)
1 big carrot ( shredded)
1 onion ( shredded)
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs
salt and pepper to taste

shredding the apple

Procedure:
1.Mix all the ingredients until evenly combined.

shredded vegetables

2. Spoon a portion and deep fry over medium heat until golden brown.
3. Serve it hot.

How to make Homemade Gravy

If fast food chains are making gravy from the fried chicken residue and oil ( this is the reason why I do not like gravy at restaurants). We can also make gravy every time we roast a chicken in the oven by using all the juice that dripped from the chicken, and here is how to do it.

Ingredients:
Chicken drippings( from roasted chicken) all of the residue/juices in the pan
2 cups water
1 tablespoon flour dissolved in a little water ( just enough to make it thick)
1/2 peice onion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Get the pan where you gathered the chicken juice during the roasting then scrape it and put in a pot.

2. Add onion and  water and boil it over medium heat, when it is boiling let simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Add the flour, salt and pepper, stir well to avoid developing lumps. Stir until thickens.
4.  Once thick turn off the heat, then drain the gravy to make sure that it's really smooth and you can use it as the dipping sauce of the roasted chicken.

Pork Sinigang sa Bayabas

The aroma of the guava made the soup more appetizing every time you sip it. Have you tried this flavor of sinigang? You will definitely love this!

Ingredients for 5 servings:
1/2 kilo pork ( any part of your choice)
1/2 kilo ripe guava ( sliced into small peices)
2 pieces eggplant
1 bunch string beans
2 tomatoes
1 onion
4 cups water ( add if necessary)
spring onion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Put the guava in a blender then add 1 cup of water and blend well until smooth, drain and set aside 
2.In a pot put the onion, tomatoes and pork, salt and pepper then simmer over medium heat until the pinkish color of the meat is gone.Then add the water and bring to a boil.
3. Simmer until the meat is tender then add the eggplant and string beans then simmer until tender.
4 Add the guava extract and simmer for few minutes until the flavors are well blended, add salt and pepper if necessary then turn off the heat.
5. Add spring onion then serve and enjoy.

You can add more vegetable for this recipe.

Sticky Rice With Mango (ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง)

When I was in Thailand, this was my breakfast most of the time, easy to buy at the street vendors at a very affordable price. This is really yummy that's why I love this Thai dish.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
2 cups sticky rice
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups coconut milk
1 cup sugar
1 3/4 cup water
3 ripe mangoes (sliced thickly)

For the topping sauce:
1/2 coconut milk
1 tablespoon corn starch
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt


Procedure:
1. Put the rice and water in a pot then cook, and set aside.
2. In a pan, mix the coconut milk, salt and sugar then bring to a boil, then add the cooked sticky rice and stir well to mix evenly, cover and let simmer for 45 minutes over low heat.


For the topping sauce:
Mix all the ingredients together and bring to a boil then turn off the heat.

To serve:
Put the sticky rice and mangoes on a serving dish. Pour the topping sauce over the sticky rice and enjoy!

How to Roast Tenderloin in the Oven

One of the best cuts in beef is the tenderloin. I just wanna try how to roast this whole tenderloin in an oven and I liked the result, it is juicy and tender. This is best to prepare if you have big family event.

Ingredients:
1 kilo beef tenderloin
2 limes
1/4 cup soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoons oregano powder

Procedure:
1. Prick the tenderloin with fork, then squeeze the lime allover the meat and sprinkle the oregano powder.
2. Add the soy sauce,  salt and pepper then marinate the meat overnight.

3. Preheat the oven  then set it to 180C , and roast the beef for 60 minutes
4. When it is done, slice it and serve hot with your favorite sauce. Enjoy your food :-)

Note: cooking time depends upon the thickness of the meat.I cooked this well done, it's up to you if you want it rare, medium rare, etc.

Beef Sinigang

Beef sinigang is one of my family's favorite beef dish, with the exact sourness from tamarind ( either from fresh or instant) mmmmmmm really an appetite booster.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo beef ( any part that you like)
6 okra
1/4 kilo yam ( gabi)
1 tomato
2 eggplant
1 onion
1 small sachet sinigang mix
cayene pepper or siling haba
6 cups water
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the beef, onion, tomato, gabi and chili then cook over medium heat until it simmers, let simmer until the pinkish color of the meat is gone, then add the water and bring to a boil, simmer until the meat is tender.
2. When the meat is tender increase the heat then add the eggplant and okra, simmer until tender then put the sinigang mix and simmer, add salt and pepper if needed.
3. Serve hot with rice.

Note: You can add kangkong, string beans for this recipe.

Ham and Cheese Sandwich

Ham and cheese sandwich is a common type of sandwich that's why I decided to make it for my blog, I served these to my friends :-). Instead of loaf bread I used sesame buns to add flavor and aroma.

Ingredients:
buns
cheese
sweet ham slices
lettuce
butter

ingredients

Procedure:
1. Assemble the ingredients by slicing the bun and spread a butter on it.

2 Put the lettuce, ham and cheese.

3. Serve with a smile :-).